Property Record
SW CORNER OF PEARL ST AND SPRING ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Quality Market |
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Other Name: | New London Trophy Co. |
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Reference Number: | 71598 |
Location (Address): | SW CORNER OF PEARL ST AND SPRING ST |
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County: | Waupaca |
City: | New London |
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Year Built: | 1900 |
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Survey Date: | 19792020 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | Yes |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | (A) Late Victorian commercial; metal cornice; storefront alteration. (B) Gustave Falbe constructed this building in 1900, where he operated a meat market for the next 16 years. Frank Jennings bought the building in 1916 and continued to operate the meat market, eventually expanding into a grocery store. In 1928, Jennings hired Fred Bernegger, a sausage maker who had trained for 8 years in Salzburg, Austria. After working for Jennings for less than a year, Bernegger and co-worker, Billy Schmidt, bought the South Side Meat Market business from Jennings and named it the Quality Market. Bernegger and Schmidt made many changes in 1933. They purchased the building directly to the south and remodeled it into a meat market. They rented the grocery store portion to Red Owl. That same year they opened another Quality Market located on North Water St. Their business continued to grow and eventually became Hillshire Farms. 2020 - Building no longer extant. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Building inscription. (B) Walking Tour of Historic Downtown brochure, 2008. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |